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  1. El-Reacho
    Has it ever been established whether Gordon is any good, or was Roy Keane a total muppet for spending £9m on him? He was injured a fair bit I think? It's incredible for a player to be so talked so much up to be released on a free like that.
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    DO'L tried to sign Paul Robinson about 10 years back IIRC.
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    I would be delighted if Clark, Gardner or Herd was appointed captain. It would give a real incentive for the academy graduates to take ownership of this team now similar to Ramsey at Wales rather than being understudies to Dunne/Collins/Warnock et al, which is what I think has caused their development to stall. I think Clark is more than capable and it would help his game rather than hinder it.
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    You can only move players on if they are willing to be moved on, if they are under contract. (see Beye for reference) Also, someone has to want to buy them and pay their wages. That IMO poses problems with regards to the likes of Warno, Dunne etc, who will not be on small money .... It might be a case of us paying a contribution to their wages or giving them a payment to clear off - the same way Dunne, Ireland, and Given did when they moved here from City.
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    best part of the press conference. That was quite a big statement - there was no 'we'll have a good look at the squad and see what's what' - he has a clear idea of what he wants to do right now. Reckon Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Hutton will have perked up there. I wonder if RL & PF have suggested to Lambert that they want those guys out.
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    Does anyone think that as he's just hired a manager who's achieved incredible success by spending very little money it may be a sign that RL wants him to do the same for us?
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    The club seem to be much closer to Kendrick and Abraham (I realise they're written media ), but I seem to remember Murphy was close to O'Neill and still keeps going on about 'what could have been' if RL had given MON more cash 3 years ago.
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    Guardian reporting that Martinez is now back in the frame for the Villa job.
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    Zdenek Zemen has reportedly taken the Roma job which is one that AVB was heavily linked with.
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    :nod: Although even 'in the know' journalists need a holiday. It's just bad timing that his is before we appoint our new manager. Would you suggest he should avoid taking any time off just in case he misses out on a scoop? He'll probably have his articles written for the unveiling of Martinez, Lambert, Rodgers etc. already. They just need to be published which he won't need to be there for.
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    So if RM was to get the job, how do you think he would set our current squad up? Will he go with 3 at the back with Lichaj and Zog as wingbacks?
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    Slight over reaction maybe???? There are 4 premiership clubs (including european champions, and one of the biggest clubs in world football) all looking for a permanent manager, all of which have been doing so for a similar amount of time to us (in Albion's case a lot longer) and yet none have made an appointment...does that mean that no one decent wants them either? I wish the club had taken another fortnight to think it through when they went for McLeish.
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    He's been saying that RDM, or any of the former Chelsea players who are now in management, presumably including himself, should get the Chelsea job for the last few months now.
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    Bartelt was from Argentina if you would consider him to have represented AVFC.
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    I'm sure it was mooted at the time but imagine all the hurt that could have been avoided if at the end of last season we'd asked GH to move upstairs and recruit players and given GMAC the manager's job. Ah hindsight...
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    Kalou and Bosingwa both released by Chelsea. Would suggest to me that DiMatteo is not being considered by Chelsea long term as both were reinstated as first team starters during his spell.
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    I think both Lambert and Rodgers will live to regret not jumping up a level this summer. I know it's been mentioned many times before but you simply can't ignore the pattern of similar sized clubs that have got into the PL and had an exciting first season and fallen away badly after (as has the stock of their respective managers). Rodgers' decision to snub Liverpool, while very loyal is something he will regret IMHO because Swansea cannot go any higher than they currently are right now. Likewise Norwich and Lambert.
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    Prob give the other one for the Geordies chief scout!! I see they're at again - they got that guy Amalfitano from Marseille on a free.
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    Your very much mistaken, The video was of Bosko Balaban and the manager was John Gregory. Savo was a great player, (wrongly) took a lot of stick, scored 15 goals in first season. Christ, if we get one player near that total its a success these days, back then we had Yorkie and him. I'm pretty sure Little signed Savo based on video footage. Thought he was a great signing to be honest - Would put Heskey to shame.
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    Judging on what people are saying about how he plays, I think this is an appointment that has taken into consideration our squad. Ireland, Makoun, Bannan, Gardner, Clark, Zog, Gabby, Wiemann, Bent maybe even Delph should thrive on this way of playing. Maybe Hutton could be reborn, although I realise the guy's not a magician. Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Heskey, perhaps lack the passing and pace required for this type of game. Really hope he signs.
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    I think it proves they've definitely got football people advising them this time.
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    I hate the way it's RL/PF that seem to have to fly everywhere during these manager searches. Surely if OGS desperately wanted the job he would go to RL. When Mourinho met Abramovich for the first time he visited him on his yacht in the med and gave him a two hour powerpoint presentation on the Chelsea squad and what was required to win the title (so the story goes). Seems like it's Villa that have to do the selling to the candidates. Shame the way things have gone...
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    Can't be too many ex PL players managing in Europe right now. Deschamps, Petrescu, Hyppia?
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    Perhaps an irrelevant OT question, but is Paul Faulkner American?
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    Could McCarthy be one of the 'football experts' that the club is turning to to help with the appointment? If they have actually contacted him at all....
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